Naturalization
A person may be naturalized as an Egyptian citizen after at least 10 consecutive years of residence in Egypt. Normally a person must be aged…
A person may be naturalized as an Egyptian citizen after at least 10 consecutive years of residence in Egypt.
Normally a person must be aged 21 or over in order to become a naturalized Egyptian citizen. Children aged under 21 normally obtain Egyptian citizenship automatically at the same time a responsible parent is naturalized.
All applicants must also meet the following criteria:
be mentally sane and suffering from no disability rendering him a burden on society.
be of a good conduct and reputation, and that no criminal penalty or penalty restricting his freedom should have been passed against him in a crime against honor, unless he has been rehabilitated.
be acquainted with the Arabic language.
have legal means of earning his living